

This wargame will be available at the beginning of August 2025!
Hastenbeck 1757, the fourth game in the "SYWBS" series, simulates the battle fought on the 26th of July 1757 in Lower Saxony (Hanover) during the Seven Years War. Louis Charles César Le Tellier, maréchal d'Estrées commanded the French Army, with contingents from Palatinate and Austria: 63,300 men (86 bns, 101 sqns) and 76 guns. Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland commanded the Allied Army made up of troops from Hanover, Hesse, Brunswick and Bückeburg: 38,400 men (52 bns, 47 sqns) and 34 guns.
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Returns accepted up to 14 days after delivery
The French order of battle included in this game is the most complete and detailed ever published.
This edition comes with a booklet (44 pages) of V4.0 of the SYWBS rules, as well as a booklet (32 pages) of the "Simple" rules.
The Living Rules in pdf of the 'SYWBS' system are available in the "Attachments" tab.
The games from the "SYW Battle System" (SYWBS) are highly playable grand-tactical studies of battles of the Seven Years War. The series’intent is to show how command operates on the battlefields, using the weapons and tactics of the period. The system emphasizes command & control and high playability.
The games all share the following characteristics: Scale = 200-220 m/hex (219-240 yrd/hex) Time = 30 min/Turn (60 min/Hourly phase) Counter = 1 Brigade, 1 Battalion, 1 to 3 Squadrons, 1 Battery. 1 Strength point = 100 men approximately.
Game components: 1 x A1 (58x81cm - 23x32") - 5 x A4 Countersheets (720 x 15mm 5/8" square counters & marquers and 90 x rectangular counters) - 4 x Orders/organization Sheets (3 x A3 & 1 x A4) - 2 x Rules books (SYWBS V4.0 + "Simple" rules) + 2 x Playbooks - 5 x Player Aid cards - 1 x Printed carton box.
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